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Acute renal failure under encorafenib, binimetinib and cetuximab for BRAF V600E–mutated colorectal cancer

  • Romain Stammler
    Affiliations
    Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Claire Gallois
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    Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Julien Taieb
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    Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Jean-Paul Duong
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    Department of Pathology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Alexandre Karras
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    Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Eric Thervet
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    Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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  • Hélène Lazareth
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    Corresponding author: Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Department of Nephrology, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France. Fax: +0033 1 56 09 33 62.
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    Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Published:February 19, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2021.01.024
      Approximately, 10% of metastatic colorectal cancers display BRAF V600E mutation. Although originally associated with poor outcomes, new targeted therapies have improved their prognosis. The phase III multicenter randomised BEACON trial showed that, second-line triple therapy combining binimetinib, encorafenib and cetuximab improved response rate, as well as progression-free and overall survival among these patients [
      • Kopetz S.
      • Grothey A.
      • Yaeger R.
      • Van Cutsem E.
      • Desai J.
      • Yoshino T.
      • et al.
      Encorafenib, binimetinib, and cetuximab in BRAF V600E–mutated colorectal cancer.
      ]. No nephrotoxicity has yet been reported with the association of these three drugs.

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